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The Houston Home Journal
Published Every Thursday At Perry Georgia’s Real Welcome Center
VOL. 104 NO. 45 PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURS., NOVEMBER 7, 1974 30 PAGES
Miller, Brinkley, Talmadge Win Big Here
Democrat George Busbee
won over Republican
challenger Macon Mayor
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Gov. Busbee
“Common Day Os Rest”
New State Sunday Law
Gets Voter Okay Here
Houston County, along with
the other 158 counties in
' Georgia, will come under the
new provisions of “The
‘Arommon Day of Rest Act of
1974” voted on state wide on
the ballot Tuesday. Houston
voters cast ballots 5,170 in
favor of the act and 4,338 said
they wanted no Sunday laws in
Houston County.
The law is now in effect in
Houston County and Georgia
and it means that certain
stores that now remain open
on Sunday will have to either
New Perry-Fort Valley Airport Nears Completion
The Perry-Fort Valley
Airport runway is now
completely paved, and only
two Middle Georgia airports
have strips longer than the
..5,000 foot one located just
J outside Perry. Airport
Authority Chairman H.H.
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Perry-Fort Valley Airport Authority secretary
|i Bob Richardson (C) reviews the blueprint of the
airport’s SBOO,OOO expansion, currently underway.
At left is H.H. Hackworth, chairman of the
Authority, while at right is Jim Brown, airport
Busbee Sweeps Houston
Ronnie Thompson in Houston
County by a two to one vote.
Busbee polled 8,785 votes in
Houston to Thompson’s 4,154
votes. In the Perry voting
precinct Busbee won by 1880 to
614.
In an interview late Tuesday
night, a spokesman for Busbee
told The Home Journal, “We
are most appreciative of the
vote of confidence shown the
Busbee campaign in Houston
County and the Governor-elect
is very grateful to all the
volunteer workers in Perry
and Houston County who
worked for him in the primary
and the general election.”
The Home Journal was
unable to locate a Thompson
spokesman.
In other state contested
races. Senator Herman
Talmadge won big over
Republican challenger Jerry
close on Saturday or on
Sunday. Under the new law,
both Saturday and Sunday are
considered sacred days. A
store owner may decide for
himself which one of the
days he will close his business.
Yet he cannot open it both
days under the new law.
There are 36 types of
businesses exempted from the
law and have no closing
restrictions. Some of them
include, all kinds of
restaurants, lodging facilities,
health and drug aids, prac
Hackworlh of Perry says that
formal dedication of the strip
will probably take place
“after the first of the year”,
and that “a few surprises”
might be in store.
Hackworth said last Friday
that several more im
Johnson state-wide as well as
in Houston County. Talmadge
polled 8,992 votes in the county
to Johnson's 2,902, In Perry,
Talmadge got 1822 to John
son’s 429.
In the race for Third District
Congressman, incumbent
Jack Brinkley polled more
votes in Houston County than
any other candidate running.
He won over Montezuma, Ga.,
attorney Carl Savage, Jr.,
here with 10,054 voted to
Savage’s 1,509. In Perry,
Brinkley beat Savage 1,948 to
240.
In the race for Lt. Governor,
Democrat Zell Miller beat
Republican John Savage in
the state and in Houston
County 8,207 to 3,832. In Perry,
Miller got 1,700 votes to
Savage’s 603,
The only contested race in
ticers of the healing arts,
ambulances, funeral and
florist establishments and
transportation and com
munication services,
libraries, sports, movies,
fairs, swimming pools,
beaches.
Grocery stores selling
mainly unprepared foods,
toiletries and health needs are
also exempt. Also exempt are
manufacturing firms, real
estate and home repair
materials.
Such items as clothing,
provements are still to be
completed at the Perry-Fort
Valley Airport. They include:
marking of the strip, elec
trical work - including runway
lights, and installation of a
flashing green and white
beacon. A grass strip, located
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fixed base operator. When the expansion is
completed, the counties of Houston and Peach will
have the third longest runway in Middle Georgia.
(The only longer ones are at Lewis B. Wilson in
Macon and Robins Air Force Base.)
Houston County was between
incumbent State Represen
tative Ted Waddle of Warner
Robins and Democratic
challenger Mike Carter.
Waddle turned back Carter by
2,472 votes to 1,917.
City Attorney Fights
Perry Phone Rates
Larry Walker, attorney for
the City of Perry, was in
Atlanta Wednesday morning
at a Georgia Public Service
Commission meeting to
protest, in behalf of the city, a
furniture and car sales are not
allowed under the new law. So,
these types of businesses will
have to close on either
Saturday or Sunday beginning
this weekend.
Just how many stores in
Perry and Houston County
that will be effected by the
new law has not yet been
determined. There has also
been no word from the stores
now staying open all weekend
how the new law will be put
into effect (closing either
Saturday or Sunday).
at right angle to the paved
runway, was finished on
October 30. By that date a
clearance path had been cut in
surrounding woods, and a pipe
over a drainage ditch had
been installed.
The Perry-Fort Valley
IJ neon tested Races
A host of Houston
County Democrats were re
elected on Tuesday’s ballot
without opposition. They are:
State Rep. Larry Walker,
State Senator Ed Barker,
State Hep. Sonny Watson,
proposed twenty-eight percent
rate increase for Perry
telephone customers of the
General Telephone Company
of the Southeast. Walker
carried with him a copy of a
resolution passed Tuesday
night by the City Council
opposing the rate hike.
The formal resolution
passed Tuesday night notes
that “the City of Perry has
made a survey of telephone
rates in the following towns in
the Middle Georgia area:
Warner Robins, Centerville,
Fort Valley, Hawkinsville,
Montezuma, Cordele, For
syth, Macon, and Cochran’’
and “the City of Perry’s in
Against Beauty Shop Operator
City Files Injunction
The Perry City Council
voted Tuesday night to file an
injunction against Mrs. Irva
Bridges, operator of a beauty
shop on Marshallville Road, in
connection with alleged
irregularities at the shop. The
matter first came to surface
three weeks ago at a City
Airport is situated on flat land
417 feet above sea level. Its
new 5,000 foot runway will
land safely a plane weighing
30,000 pounds, including a C
-130 cargo aircraft and up to a
DC-9.
Fixed base operator Jim
Brown said that he presently
has twenty-seven planes
hangered at the Perry-Fort
Valley Airport. He said, that
so far, no jets had landed at
Perry-Fort Valley. But he
added, “When Medusa had
their festivities, they landed
some King-Air Beechcraft
turbo prop jets. And we’ve
also landed a DC-3.”
H.H. Hack worth is Chair
man of the Perry-Fort Valley
Airport Authority. “Pete”
Peterson of Fort Valley serves
as Vice-Chairman. Secretary
is Bob Richardson of Perry,
and Treasurer is Cleon Moore
of Fort Valley.
Hackworth said Friday that
he would strive to have the
County Commissioners of
Houston County complete a
connector road from Valley
Drive (near Magee Carpet) to
U.S. 341 at its intersection with
the Airport Road. Hackworth
noted that Perry’s Industrial
Park would thus be directly
lied to the Airport when the
road is completed. The road is
currently stalled while land
right-of-way negotiations are
underway.
Hackworth also said Friday
that the airport will probably
have installed a revolutionary
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State Court Judge Caul Ar
milage, State Court Clerk Hay
Bliss, County Commissioners
Charles Carter and Steve
Byrd, Houston School Board
members Hugh Brazell, L A.
McConnell and William
George.
vestigalion of the present
rates and proposed rates of
Genera! Telephone Company
of the Southeast reveals that
the citizens of Perry, Georgia,
pay the HIGHEST telephone
rates and will pay the highest
rates (if the increase is ap
proved ) of any of the surveyed
communities.”
The Council resolved to “go
on record as opposing ANY
telephone rale increase in the
City of Perry by General
Telephone Company of the
Southeast.” The motion to
adopt the resolution was made
by H.H. Hackworth and
seconded by Gene Smith. It
passed without a ( dissenting
vote.
Council meeting where
several other beauty shop
owners accused Mrs. Bridges
of renting out stalls to in
dividual hairdressers.
Tuesday night City Attorney
Larry Walker advised the City
to seek the injunction. He said,
“There are many compli
An aerial view of the new 5,000 foot Perry-Fort Valley Airport runway
reveals the size, and twin strips lying parallel to each other. Lighting will be
installed in the next few weeks. At lower right will be an alternate grass strip,
used when crosswinds are too high on the main runway to facilitate safe
landings. More work remains to be completed at the airport, including con
struction of a green and white flashing beacon. A formal dedication will
probably take place after the first of the year, according to Authority Chair
man’H.H. Hackworth of Perry.
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Tickets Available
Pre-Legislative
Forum Here Mon.
The Georgia Chamber of
Commerce will kick off its
19th annual Pre-Legislative
Forums on Thursday,
November 7, in Athens.
For the first time, Perry is
on the 15-city tour of the Pre-
Legislative Forum. It is set
here for Monday morning,
Nov. 11, at » A.M. at the
Holiday Inn. The meeting here
is being co-sponsored by the
Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce.
Jim Geiger, chairman for
the Perry forum, told The
Home Journal, “Advance
reservations indicated that a
number of Middle Georgia
businessmen, civic and
governmental leaders, along
with some local legislators,
will attend this year’s meeting
in Perry and we are looking
forward to a very successful
and helpful meeting here.”
Geiger said a limited
Sam Nunn
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cated, unresolved questions.
I recommend we take it into
court with an injunctive
proceeding.” Walker met with
Vernon Ryle of the Middle
Georgia Area Planning and
Development Commission
(MGAPDC) recently, along
with Tom Daniel (Mrs.
number of tickets are still I
available and that anyone I
interested in attending the I
forum can arrange for tickets I
by calling the Perry Chamber I
of Commerce office at 987-1
1234
Senator Sam Nunn and I
House Speaker Tom Murphy I
will headline the 15-city tour. I
The two speakers will discuss I
issues expected to come I
before the Congress and the I
Georgia General Assembly I
and then answer questions I
from the audience.
Geiger further said, “These I
forums have Income a real I
sounding board on state and I
national legislative issues and I
afford the public a first hand I
opportunity to become I
acquainted with lawmaking I
procedures.” I
About 200 persons are ex- I
peeled to attend the Perry I
forum. I
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Tom Murphy
Bridges’ attorney) in an at
tempt to iron out the dif
ferences, but was un
successful.
Councilman Henry Casey
moved to seek the injunction
and was seconded by Gene
Smith. The vote was
unanimous.